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ESPN.com Article on Title IX, Delaware Track and Field and Cross Country Evokes Anger

Yesterday we pointed at an article over at ESPN.com where University of Delaware alum and former cross country runner Jeff Pearlman made the case for the school to save the programs from cuts that will probably be required in order to keep the school in compliance with the proportionality prong of Title IX. Today, I ... More

ESPN Columnist and Delaware Alum Asks That Track and Field and Cross Country Be Spared from Title IX

A couple of weeks ago we pointed to a story at Delaware Online that the men's cross country and track and field teams were in danger of being cut at the University of Delaware. A little while later, we shared an opinion piece written by a member of the women's cross country team pleading that the team be spared. And ... More

Looking Back at Steve Prefontaine

When I read Jeff Pearlman's piece about the possible loss of the cross country team at the University of Delaware, I couldn't help but think about one of the greatest long distance runners in NCAA history --Steve Prefontaine of the University of Oregon. I did some digging around YouTube and found some incredible ... More

Title IX Quota Creep Keeps Hitting High Schools

Over and over again we've been warning about how quota advocates are determined to apply the Title IX's strict quota regime to high school athletics. Just a few weeks ago we pointed to a story in Pennsylvania where the mere formation of a football booster club triggered a federal investigation. Now we're seeing ... More

Title IX and Men’s Lacrosse

Central Iowa Lacrosse has some thoughts about how Title IX is strangling the sport at the collegiate level. More

NCAA 2008 200 Meter Final

Walter Dix is one heck of an athlete. Watch him win the 2008 NCAA Division I Championship in the 200 Meters in this video. More

Allison Kasic on Myles Brand and Title IX

Yet another reminder from one of our friends that Myles Brand can't have it both ways. UPDATE: Allison Kasic reminds the readers of National Review Online too. More

On Honesty and Title IX

Paul Ogden on the Myles Brand Title IX Whitewash: Regardless of whether Title IX is a good thing or bad thing, Brand has no business encouraging academic institutions to be anything less than honest when it comes to explaining the cuts. Then again, as we've seen with quota advocates, honesty is often in short supply. More

IWF Podcast on Title IX Compliance

Our friends Alison Kasic and Amy Watson of the Independent Women's Forum recently had a conversation about the compliance trap set up by quota advocates when it comes to Title IX enforcement. Click here to listen and here (MP3) to download. More

The 2009 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoA_a47Lj0k&feature=player_embedded More